THE LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MEN INCAMEROON: ADDRESSING THE ODD
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https://doi.org/10.21533/iuslawjournal.v1.iII.39Keywords:
Law, Domestic Violence, Men, odd.Abstract
Talking of female-on-male domestic violence in the form of Intimate Partner Violence within
matrimonial setting in Cameroon seems to be an odd because of the understanding of masculinity
rooted in societal stereotype and patriarchal beliefs of men superiority over women. The principal
reason among others discussed in this paper can be attributed to the reasons underlying the nonregulation
of female-on-male domestic violence by the Cameroonian legal system. This paper
does not refute the existence of domestic violence against women but demonstrate that men are
also victims of same. In decrying the gender-specific legislations and approaches towards
domestic violence against women, it has been proposed that Cameroon should adopt a nongendered
configuration on legal policy options towards domestic violence which would not be
biased.
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